In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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